Bill Hambrecht

Bill Hambrecht (born 1935) is an American investment banker and chairman of W.R. Hambrecht + Co. which he founded in 1998. He helped persuade Google to use an Internet-based auction for their initial public offering (IPO) in 2004, instead of a more traditional method using banks and other financial companies to find buyers. He is credited with popularizing this "OpenIPO" model, using Dutch auctions to allow anyone, not just investing insiders, to... more

Date of birth:

  • 1935 (age 74 years)

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Also known as:

  • William R Hambrecht

Business

Companies Founded

WR Hambrecht + Co

WR Hambrecht + Co. is a full service investment bank with headquarters in San Francisco and offices in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, and Tokyo. It...

Hambrecht & Quist

Hambrecht & Quist (H&Q;) was an investment bank based in San Francisco, California noted for its focus on the technology and internet sectors. H&Q; was founded...

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